Jeff Knapp

The History of Classic Guitar

The classic guitar evolved in Spain following the vehuela and baroque guitar, while much of Europe was enjoying the lute. The instrument's form precedes steel stringed folk guitars, arch topped jazz guitars and well as the solid body variations commonly used in rock and blues music.

The earliest body of the formal classic guitar repertoire emerged during the classical and romantic eras (the early and middle eighteen hundreds) with most of that work written by guitarist-composers.

The essence of formal techniques for the modern classic guitar have remained the same but aspects have and will continue to evolve over the centuries through historical teacher/student lineages.

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